1 B2 neutral
To walk out of a remote or difficult area, especially after hiking in or after an emergency.
"After their vehicle broke down, the group had to hike out through twelve miles of forest."
inseparable
hike out
B2 neutral inseparable intransitive
To walk out of a remote or wilderness area on foot; in sailing, to lean one's body outward over the side of the boat for balance.
In plain English
To walk out of a wild or faraway area, or to lean out over the side of a sailing boat.
What does "hike out" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 neutral
In sailing, to lean one's body out over the windward side of the boat to counterbalance the force of the wind on the sails.
"As the wind picked up, the crew all had to hike out to keep the dinghy from capsizing."
inseparable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To hike (walk) out of somewhere.
Actually means
To walk out of a wild or faraway area, or to lean out over the side of a sailing boat.
Usage tip
Used in two main contexts: outdoor/wilderness hiking (walking out of a remote area) and sailing (leaning out to balance the boat). Both are quite specialist registers.
Words that pair with "hike out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
trail wilderness boat crew survivor canyon
How to conjugate "hike out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
hike out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hikes out
he/she/it
Past simple
hiked out
yesterday
Past participle
hiked out
have + pp
-ing form
hiking out
continuous
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